Mechanical & Industrial Design Engineer

Capgemini; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Tundra Technical Solutions is seeking a Mechanical & Industrial Design Engineer (Contract) in San Jose, CA. You will bridge mechanical engineering and industrial design to create production-ready consumer electronics with ergonomic, manufacturable, and cost-effective solutions.

The role emphasizes CAD-driven design, prototype validation, and collaboration across design, electrical, and manufacturing teams to enable ramp-up and quality compliance.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of mechanical design experience.
• Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design Eng, or related field.
• Proficient in CAD tools: SolidWorks, Creo, NX, or CATIA.

Responsibilities

• Design mechanical components, assemblies, and enclosures using 3D CAD.
• Collaborate with Industrial Design, Electrical Engineering, Product Management, and Manufacturing teams.
• Develop innovative mechanisms and ergonomic product designs.
• Perform engineering analyses, tolerance studies, and design validation.
• Build and evaluate prototypes using rapid prototyping methods.
• Drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) activities.
• Support product testing, reliability validation, and production ramp-up.
• Work with global suppliers and manufacturing partners to resolve technical issues.
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, and environmental standards.

Skills

5-8 years experience

Strong problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering / Industrial Design

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

NX

CATIA

Job description

Mechanical & Industrial Design Engineer (Contract)

San Jose, CA, United States (On-site)

Contract (1 year 1 month 30 days)

Published 2 days ago

3D CAD

root cause analysis

Design Validation & Testing

cross - functional collaboration

production support

CAD Modeling

The Mechanical & Industrial Design Engineer is responsible for designing innovative, user-friendly, and manufacturable consumer electronics products such as keyboards, mice, webcams, gaming peripherals, headsets, and video collaboration devices. The role bridges industrial design and mechanical engineering, transforming product concepts into production-ready solutions while ensuring functionality, reliability, ergonomics, aesthetics, and cost-effectiveness.

Objective:

Deliver high-quality, innovative, and commercially successful products that enhance user experiences while meeting Company's standards for design excellence, sustainability, reliability, and manufacturability.

Key Responsibilities:

Design mechanical components, assemblies, and product enclosures using 3D CAD tools.

Collaborate with Industrial Design, Electrical Engineering, Product Management, and Manufacturing teams.

Develop innovative mechanisms and ergonomic product designs.

Perform engineering analyses, tolerance studies, and design validation.

Build and evaluate prototypes using rapid prototyping methods.

Drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) activities.

Support product testing, reliability validation, and production ramp-up.

Work with global suppliers and manufacturing partners to resolve technical issues.

Ensure compliance with quality, safety, and environmental standards.

Required Qualifications:

Having 5 to 8 years of extensive experience

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design Engineering, or related field.

Proficiency in CAD tools such as SolidWorks, Creo, NX, or CATIA.

Knowledge of plastics, metals, manufacturing processes, and product validation.

Strong problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Desired Skills:

Consumer electronics and peripherals design experience.

Expertise in injection molding, sheet metal, die casting, and prototyping.

Familiarity with FEA/simulation tools and reliability testing.

Passion for innovation, user-centered design, and product development.

The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $39.30/hour - $61.40/hour.

Our benefits include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.

Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.